U.S. Census Bureau

 Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates

 Model-based Estimates for States, Counties, & School Districts

School District Estimates

The estimates provided here are only for school districts identified in the U.S. Census Bureau's school district mapping project. This project's survey asks each state's department of education for a list of all schools districts and their boundaries. The school district boundary update is conducted biennially and identifies school districts that are eligible for Title I funding under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

The population and poverty estimates for each estimate-year are produced for all school districts identified in the most recent boundary update. The boundary year does not always match the year to which the estimates refer. For example, the 2004 poverty estimates were produced for school districts in existence for the 2005-2006 school year. We use the most current list of school districts and associated geography because it allows for more efficient allocation of funds under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

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Beginning with the estimates for 2005, data from the American Community Survey were used in the estimation procedure; all prior years used data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplements of the Current Population Survey.

There is uncertainty associated with all estimates in this program. Where possible, we quantify this uncertainty through confidence intervals (please see a basic explanation of confidence intervals).

Before attempting to compare estimates, please see the General Cautions page.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Data Integration Division, Small Area Estimates Branch
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